ParrishCo. » family http://parrishco.com the truth. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:26:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Norman O. Parker http://parrishco.com/reviews/norman-o-parker/ http://parrishco.com/reviews/norman-o-parker/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:00:26 +0000 ParrishCo http://parrishco.com/?p=57 Norman Parker (Dec 2004)PARKER, Norman O., 94, a resident of Montgomery, AL since 1963 died Monday, April 21, 2008 at Hillview Terrace Nursing Home under the care of Southern Care Hospice. Mr. Parker is survived by his wife of 61 years, Tevis, a son, Samuel Craig Parker of Montgomery, AL; a daughter, Rozanne Parrish (Gary) and three grandsons all of Orlando, FL; and a sister, Verna Mae Bell of Centre, AL and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Parker was a native of Cherokee County, AL and was a Cherokee County Teacher and was Principal at Etowah High School and retired from the State of Alabama Department of Education in Adult and Community Education. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, a Pearl Harbor Survivor, and participated in the invasion of France, the Battle of the Bulge as a member of Patton’s 3rd Army, as well as the Army occupation in Germany. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM, Wednesday, April 23, 2008 from Leak-Memory Chapel with Dr. Rick Marshall and Rev. Larry Armstrong officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Serving as Honorary pallbearers will be Pearl Harbor Survivors. Burial will be at Cherokee Memory Gardens, Friday, April 25, 2008 following a 2:00 PM funeral service from Perry Funeral Home Chapel, Centre, AL. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing. (Montgomery Advertiser)

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Daily Rides to Remember

I would like to honor two wonderful people in my life. When I was in seventh grade, my family moved from Lay Springs Road in the county to north Gadsden. My mom tried to get me to go to a local school when we moved, but I loved Etowah High and did not want to change.

Every day, I went to Grant’s 10-cent store on Broad Street to catch the bus. Mr. Norman Parker came by each morning and picked me up. If I missed him, Mr. Joe W. Floyd would pick me up. They did this for six years. Mr. Parker was principal and Mr. Floyd was driving instructor. Mr. Parker would sometimes say, “Nancy, you need to change schools.” I would say, “Mr. Parker, I will quit.” I guess I was selfish because I never thought of the trouble I would have gotten them into. I was living in the city, going to a county school. My only excuse is that I was one of those crazy ’50s teenagers.

I saw that Mr. Parker went to heaven recently. Please, if you both get to heaven before me – pick me up – I don’t want to go to the other place. You two were wonderful to me, and I’ll always have you in my heart.

Nancy (Hammond) Vice

(From the Gadsden Times)

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